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Editorial Reviews - Louisiana Hurricanes From the Publisher Chapters: Hurricane Lili, Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Camille, Tropical Storm Allison, Hurricane Ida, Hurricane Andrew, Tropical Storm Bill, Hurricane Danny, Tropical Storm Hermine, Hurricane Isidore, Hurricane Humberto, Hurricane Edith, Hurricane Cindy, Hurricane Florence, Tropical Storm Charley, Hurricane Babe, Effects of Hurricane Georges in Louisiana, 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane, Tropical Storm Bertha, Tropical Storm Beryl, Hurricane Betsy, Hurricane Flossy, Tropical Storm Matthew, Hurricane Elena, Hurricane Bonnie, Hurricane Bob, Tropical Storm Arlene, Hurricane Audrey, Hurricane Hilda, Tropical Storm Delia, Tropical Storm Chris, Tropical Storm Danielle, Hurricane Juan, 1856 Last Island Hurricane, Hurricane Ethel, Tropical Storm Elena, Hurricane Carmen, Tropical Depression Nine, Tropical Storm Claudette, 1915 New Orleans Hurricane, 1893 Cheniere Caminada Hurricane, 1934 Central America Hurricane, 1831 Barbados Hurricane, 1812 Louisiana Hurricane, Standard Project Hurricane. Excerpt: Hurricane Gustav (pronounced ) was the second most destructive hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm was the seventh tropical cyclone, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season. Gustav caused serious damage and casualties in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Cuba and the United States. Gustav caused at least $6.6 billion (2008 USD) in damages. Gustav triggered the largest evacuation in United States history. More than 3 million people fled the oncoming hurricane. It formed on the morning of August 25, 2008, about 260 miles (420 km) southeast of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and rapidly strengthened into a tropical storm that afternoon and into a hurricane early on August 26. Later that day it... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19027360 Synopsis Chapters: Hurricane Lili, Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Camille, Tro